214 research outputs found
De samenleving: een wereld vol breuken
No full textDeze paper werd voorgesteld op het CSBO-congres "Levenslijnen" te Leuven op 24 september 1997.
In deze bijdrage wordt een beschrijving gegeven van wat men met enige waarschijnlijkheid kan verwachten op korte termijn, niet wat er te verwachten valt over een halve eeuw. Wat wij zullen geven, zijn niet meer dan redelijke hypothesen die door de toekomst kunnen gefalsifieerd worden. Vijf fenomenen zullen in deze analyse worden opgenomen en tel-kens zal de vraag worden gesteld naar hun relevantie voor de studie- en de beroepskeuze en voor het onderwijs. Op de eerste plaats zullen we deze samenleving beschrijven als een samenleving die op weg is naar een risicosamenleving. Ook al loopt de ganse samenleving deze risico's, zij blijft wellicht een opgedeelde samenleving, waarin het onderscheid naar sekse, klasse en leeftijd een rol blijft spelen en conflict niet zal ontbreken. Ten derde zal, spijts collectieve druk, wellicht de individualisering toenemen. En ten slotte zullen we toelichten hoe het gezin en de arbeid onder invloed van deze factoren mogelijks veranderen.status: Publishe
BHALLA-CLEENEWERCK JOURNAL EFFICIENCY FACTOR, BC-JEF©-A NOVEL AUTHOR-CENTRIC METRIC FOR JOURNAL EFFICIENCY
No full textAccording to English definition, “efficiency” is the state or the quality of being able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort. Concerning the Journals, “efficiency” signifies providing the submitting authors with a peer-review decision with a least loss of time and academic value. The “efficiency”, on the journal’s part, also means least delays in academic returns that submitting authors deserve from their own work. The “efficiency”, on the journal’s part, also implies least delays in making available the access to possible benefits to the patients or public from the author’s work. In other words, efficiency is a measurable ability of the journals, whether paid or unpaid, to do their “duties well”, “efficiently”, “successfully”, and “without waste and avoidable loss” to the submitting authors.
It is our vision to make the entire publication process coherent and convenient. At the same time, it is also our vision to guard the rights of submitting authors in having a time-bound, convenient, and efficient service with high customer service values from their service providers, i.e. the journals, whether paid or unpaid. For this, we introduce “Bhalla-Cleenewerck Journal Efficiency Factor (BC-JEF©)”, named in short as JEF©, as a parameter for assessing the functional efficiency of the journals.
We introduce JEF©, an innovative non-profit measure to ensure the “greater good” of all concerned. For the journals, JEF© would help them recognize their duties and obligations for providing an efficient publication service to the authors. Also, JEF© would facilitate the journals in making their publication process more fulfilling and coherent, particularly for the authors, based on whom they thrive. JEF© would also help the journals in their healthy commercial competition. For the authors, JEF© would help them make an informed choice while submitting their work to a journal. For other agencies, JEF© provides them with an alternative metric to track parameters that are not being covered by any of the current existing journal metrics.
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Cite as: Bhalla, D; Cleenewerck, L. Bhalla-Cleenewerck Journal Efficiency Factor (BC-JEF©)-A novel author centric metric for Journal efficiency. Intergovernmental Res Pol J (UN treaty). Vol. 2020, Issue e20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36964/irpj2355, Article ID: 201, pages 1-5
Anterior and posterior tracheopexy for severe tracheomalacia
No full textObjectives: Congenital tracheomalacia can be the cause of respiratory failure in young children. Although the indication for surgical treatment has already been dis-cussed vigorously, no clear guidelines about the modality are available.Methods: Through a sternotomy approach, a combination of posterior pexy and anterior tracheopexy using a tailored ringed polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis is performed. Patient demographic characteristics, as well as operative details and postoperative outcomes, are included in the analysis.Results: Between 2018 and 2022, 9 children underwent the operation under review. All patients showed severe clinical symptoms of tracheomalacia, which was confirmed on bronchoscopy. The median age was 9 months. There was no opera-tive mortality. Eight patients could be weaned from the ventilator. One patient died because of interstitial lung disease with bronchomalacia and concomitant severe cardiac disease. The longest follow-up now is 4 years, and shows overall excellent clinical results, without any reintervention. Conclusions: Surgical treatment of tracheomalacia through a combination of pos-terior and anterior pexy is feasible, with acceptable short-and midterm results. (JTCVS Techniques 2023;17:159-63
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Stability analysis of high-frequency interactions between a converter and HVDC grid resonances
No full textsponsorship: This work was supported in part by the Energy Transition Fund, FOD Economy, Belgium, and in part by the FWO under Grant G0D2319N. The work of Thomas Roose was supported by a research grant from the Research Foundation -Flanders (FWO) and VITO under Grant 1182519N. The work of Jef Beerten was supported by the FWO under Grant 12D1117N. (Corresponding author: Thomas Roose.) (Energy Transition Fund, FOD Economy, Belgium, FWO|G0D2319N, FWO|12D1117N, Research Foundation -Flanders (FWO), VITO|1182519N)status: Publishe
Naar meer differentiatie inzake de onderwijstijd? Nadenken over het secundair onderwijs vanuit het perspectief van schoolloopbanen
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Studie van anti-myeline T-celreactiviteit en regulatorische netwerken in multiple sclerose
No full textRecent advances in our understanding of multiple sclerosis have Led to the general belief that MS is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease of the CNS. Although circumstantial evidence indicates that autoreactive T cells are key players in the pathogenesis of MS, the causal trigger and exact cascade of events Leading to this chronic inflammatory disease are not completely elucidated. This study is aimed at further characterizing the anti-myelin T cell responses in MS patients and their possible contribution to the disease process. Another ,goal is to get a better insight in the mechanisms of T cell vaccination, an experimental therapy, currently performed at the Biomedisch Onderzoeksinstituut - Dr. L. Willems Instituut (Diepenbeek, Belgium). Detailed information on both topics will add to our current knowledge of MS and will be of considerable importance for the further development of immunotherapies for MS
Studie van anti-myeline T-celreactiviteit en regulatorische netwerken in multiple sclerose
No full textRecent advances in our understanding of multiple sclerosis have Led to the general belief that MS is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease of the CNS. Although circumstantial evidence indicates that autoreactive T cells are key players in the pathogenesis of MS, the causal trigger and exact cascade of events Leading to this chronic inflammatory disease are not completely elucidated. This study is aimed at further characterizing the anti-myelin T cell responses in MS patients and their possible contribution to the disease process. Another ,goal is to get a better insight in the mechanisms of T cell vaccination, an experimental therapy, currently performed at the Biomedisch Onderzoeksinstituut - Dr. L. Willems Instituut (Diepenbeek, Belgium). Detailed information on both topics will add to our current knowledge of MS and will be of considerable importance for the further development of immunotherapies for MS
An advanced LED-based setup enabling characterization of full-size modules at different temperatures and spectra
No full textStandard IV characterization of solar cells and modules is typically performed with Xe-, W- and/or metalhalide-based systems. These are either built around a flash or a steady-state illumination. However, there is a growing trend towards LED-based systems, which allows both flash and steady-state white-light illumination, as well as spectrally-tuned irradiance, broadening the scope of measurements from IV to also include spectral dependencies [1]. In this paper we introduce an advanced LED-based setup for modules and investigate its potential for spectrally-tuned measurements as a function of temperature. While the impact of temperature in measured currents and resulting extraction of accurate EQE requires further fine-tuning of the equipment, some applications with comparative measurements are elaborated to demonstrate the approach and capabilities at its current stage.The work in this paper was partially funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences under project number P115-15EE-01, by the Flemish government within the projects SolsThore, LenoPV and ICONTWILL-BIPV, and by the partners in the imec SiPV industrial affiliation programme. Additionally, we also want to acknowledge Geert, Luc and Reinoud from our technical team for their support in the installation, maintenance and improvement of the new facilities and equipment with all its challenges, that is instrumental for obtaining these results and further progress in our research. Finally, we also want to acknowledge Soltech for the supply of printed glass.Govaerts, J (corresponding author), IMEC, EnergyVille, Thorpk 8320, B-3600 Genk, Belgium.
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